Growth and reproductive development from weaning through 20 months of age among breeds of bulls in subtropical Florida

Theriogenology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 723-745

  Chase Jr , C C ^a,b   Chenoweth, P J ^c   Larsen, R E ^c   Olson, T A ^d   Hammond, A C ^a   Menchaca, M A ^d   Randel, R D ^e  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b College of Veterinary Medicine ^*  (United States)

^c Scott)   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^e TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef breeds; Bulls; GnRH; Libido; Puberty

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY GROWTH; BREEDING; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; LIBIDO; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MALE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PUBERTY; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT; TESTOSTERONE RELEASE; WEANING;

EID: 0031062334     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(97)00030-7     Document Type: Article

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